FROM THE BASE COMMANDER Business Name Vol. 13 No. 1 January 2017 N e w s l e t t e r o f C h a r l e s t o n B a s e , U n i t e d S t a t e s S u b m a r i n e V e t e r a n s , I n c . Base Meeting: BOD: January 5 1800 Membership: January 12 1900 Location: FRA Branch 269 Low Country Home 99 Wisteria Rd. Goose Creek, SC Base Commander Rick Wise 843.875.5559 (H) Chief of the Boat Ken Hutchison 843.553.0935 843.276.0899 (C) Veterans Affairs Ken Curtis 843.797.1268 Vice Com- Mike 843.795.6665 (H) mander Knaub 843.696.7555(C) Membership Larry Knutson 843.553.5594 Secretary Mike 843.324.0011 Scholarship George Scharf 843.873.3318 Ciesielko Treasurer Mike 843.300.9022 Storekeeper Ron Chambers 843.821.2268 Welch Historian George Scharf 843.873.3318 Public Affairs Ronnie Kerstetter 843-367-1026 Chaplain Nick Nichols 843.452.3189 Holland Club Bill Freligh 843.553.1115 Newsletter Rick Wise 843.875.5559 (H) 843.276.0899 (C) Webmaster Nick Nichols 843.452.3189 Kaps for Kids Bill Kennedy 843.875.3109 1 Submarines Lose During the Month of January USS SCORPION (SS-278) Jan. 5, 1944 – 4th War Patrol Lost with all hands – 77 souls USS ARGONAUT (SS-166 Jan. 10, 1943 – 3rd War Patrol Lost with all hands – 102 souls USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) Jan. 12, 1945 – 13th War Patrol Lost with all hands – 89 souls USS S-36 (SS-141) Jan. 20, 1942 – 2nd War Patrol No loss of life USS S-26 (SS-131) Jan. 24, 1942 – 2nd War Patrol Lost with 46 souls–3 men rescued Five Boats and 314 Men Lost Table of Contents From the Base Commander 2 From USSVI National 3 From the Chaplain Funeral Service Guidelines 4 January Meeting Minutes 6 Update on Andrew Meadows 10 Submarine News 10 HL Hunley-USS Housatonic Memorial Service 15 Charleston 9 Memorial Project 17 Advertisements 18 Upcoming Charleston Base Events Board of Directors Meeting 1800 Feb. 2 at FRA Branch 269, Goose Creek, SC Submariners’ Legacy Award NPS Class 1606 0800 Feb. 3 NWS Exchange Parking Lot Charleston Base Meeting 1900 Feb. 9 at FRA Branch 269, Goose Creek, SC (Social Hr 1800) H. L. Hunley—USS Housatonic Memorial 1830 Feb. 17 Sunrise Presbyterian Church, Sullivans Island, SC FROM THE BASE COMMAN DER As I have announced before I will not run for Base Commander during the May election. Any mem- ber in good standing may run for Base Commander. Here are the duties as stated in the ByLaws: A. Presides over all Base and Board of Director Meetings B. Serves as an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee. C. Appoints all committees, chairmen and appointed officers. D. When possible, represent the base at South East (SE) Regional. Two nights lodging will be authorized from the general fund. E. Represents the Base at all official functions. F. May require written reports of the Secretary, Treasurer and /or committee chairmen. G. On extraordinary occasions, calls special meetings of the membership upon giving notice to members and stating the purpose of the meeting. H. Review and approve the annual Base Financial Report to the national office. None of these are difficult but they do take time and you should attend as many Base functions as possible. I will be happy to keep any of the additional jobs I have now (Little David Coordinator, Newsletter Editor, Comptroller) if the new Base Commander wishes and will be happy to continue presenting the Submariners’ Legacy Award at NPS graduations and speak at any other events. The Base will also need a new Treasurer since Mike Welch will not run. Please step up. Charleston Base needs you! 2 From USSVI National Normal message traffic from USSVI will be published each month in the newsletter. If the message is of immediate interest to the membership it will be sent out by the Base Secretary. SubVet News 2017-2 Dallas SSN700 Decommissioning Submitted by: William C. Andrea on 1/8/2017 USS DALLAS (SSN 700) DECOMMISSIONING USS DALLAS is scheduled for Decommissioning in Galveston TX on 9 April. The DALLAS Navy League has asked CO USS DALLAS to get a number of how many military they can expect for the decommissioning ceremony. He is working to get a list of active duty intending on traveling to Galveston. DALLAS CO has requested that former DALLAS COB John “Gumba” Carcioppolo to get the word out to former crew members about the Decommissioning. Once the CO has a consolidated list USS DALLAS will be mailing the invites out. So if you are a former USS DALLAS Crew Member and would like to attending the USS DALLAS Decommissioning Ceremony in Galveston TX, please email John Carcioppolo at gum- [email protected] with your full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address and number of people who will be attending in your group you will be put on the mailing list. The CO's goal is to have a head count to the Dallas Navy League by 15 January. So your input is required to be to Carcioppolo by 13 Jan 2017. I apologize for the short lead time on this, but we had to wait until the Navy League and the USS DALLAS had confirmed the date, and that confirmation was just received yesterday. Also if there are any shipmates that can't make it to TX , but, would like an invite for their scrapbook the command would support that as well. Please send your full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address and instead of the number in your party please indicate "Invite Only". There will be a USS DALLAS reunion scheduled for 2 - 4 March in Groton that will be ad- dressed separately. Any questions please give contact John Carcioppolo at either [email protected] or (860) 514 - 7064. Please spread the word to all of your DALLAS Shipmates who may not be members of USSVI so we can maximize the number of people who are aware of the DALLAS Decommissioning cere- mony. Respectfully John “Gumba” Carcioppolo SubVet News 2017-3 2017 Awards Manual Submitted by: William C. Andrea on 1/12/2017 The National Awards Manual was submitted and approved by the BOD in January 2017, and is posted on the National web site under the Awards tab. (Continued on pg 4) 3 There were very minor changes made to the Manual that was posted last year. The require- ments as listed for each Award have remained the same. Some new Members of the on committees were changed or added, and the process time line was updated to 2017 dates. In accordance with BOD action, a statement was added to Attachment One indicating that the Shipmates selor the District Commander of the Year and for the Ben Bastura Historical Award will be notified as soon as the selection has been made and reported. These two Awards and all other Awards will be announced and presented at the Annual Business Meet- ing or the Awards Banquet. All Members are encouraged to review the Manual and submit their nominations to the Na- tional Awards Committee Chairman. Remember that the nomination period begins on February 1, 2017, and ends on 30 April, 2017. The only exception is the Newsletter Awards, which ends on 15 May, 2017. Respectfully submitted, John Stanford, National Awards Committee Chairman SubVet NEWS 2017-004 Acting NJVC Submitted by: Alfred H Singleman Jr on 1/16/2017 Shipmates, Due to a health issue Bill Andrea is in the hospital. While Bill is under treatment and until he is fully able to perform his dues as NJVC I have asked IPNC Al Singleman to be acting NJVC. Please forward any request for POCs, any membership questions or issues and any other NJVC functions to IPNC/Acting NJVC Al Singleman. Phone # 518-355-2119 E-mail [email protected] Also please keep Bill in your prayers and we will keep you informed on his progress per Bill’s wishes. Pride Runs Deep, John Markiewicz National Commander From the Chaplain: Several times during the last couple of years I have had base members ask me, on behalf of the family, if we can conduct a bell tolling service, provide a flag detail, etc., for a submarine veteran who is not a base member or a USSVI Member at Large. In these cases I must explain that our resources in personnel and time will not allow us as a base to have an organized service for the family even though the deceased was a dolphin wearer. Here are the guidelines I use in handling these requests. The base bylaws reference the Charleston Base Chaplain Guidelines and state the following. The guidelines can be located at: http://www.ussvicb.org/documents/2012%20USSVICB%20Chaplain% 20Guidelines.pdf 4 6 ) Funerals and Memorial Services: a ) Deceased Submarine qualified shipmates will fall into one of three categories: i ) Non-USSVI members ( SS qualified but not members ) ii ) USSVI Members at Large ( MAL ) or members of another base iii ) USSVI Charleston Base members b ) Non-USSVI members: i ) The chaplain will ensure information, when known, concerning any shipmate ’ s passing is promulgated to the base membership. Info will include all pertinent details of services. All base members will be encouraged to attend the wake/viewing/services and wear their vests as a sign of support to the family.